The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography

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Key information

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Arterial Occlusive Diseases Arteriosclerosis Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Vascular Diseases

Age range

20 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria university

Alexandria, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Criteria:

Inclusion criteria

Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries.
No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation.
No history of mental illnesses.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with severe mental problems

Treatment and study plan

Hand Reflexology

Behavioral

Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.

Primary outcomes

Pain intensity

Time frame: 4 months

It is a 10 cm horizontal line with two ends; the left end typically denotes "no pain," while the right end typically denotes "worst possible pain."
Fatigue

Time frame: 4 months

The Rhoten Fatigue Scale (RFS) is a subjective rating scale developed by (16) to measure a patient's fatigue level. It comprises a 10-centimeter line with extremely positive and negative statements at either end.
Anxiety

Time frame: 4 months

The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was developed in 1988 by (17) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms. The Likert scale for the 21 items that comprise the BAI ranges from 0 to 3. The overall score is between 0 and 63.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alexandria University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Jun 2, 2023
Registry last updated: Jun 2, 2023

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